Open AccessAgreement of infrared ear temperature with nasopharyngeal temperature and diagnostic performance on hypothermia in general anesthetized patients
Author(s) -
Li Wan,
PeiYing Shen,
Shuxian Zhang,
Zhen Wang
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of the chinese medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.535
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1728-7731
pISSN - 1726-4901
DOI - 10.1097/jcma.0000000000000770
Subject(s) - medicine , hypothermia , receiver operating characteristic , thermometer , intraclass correlation , confidence interval , anesthesia , surgery , nuclear medicine , clinical psychology , quantum mechanics , psychometrics , physics
Infrared ear thermometry is widely used in clinical practice due to its noninvasive, convenient, and quick sampling. However, its accuracy and feasibility in anesthetized patients have not yet been established.